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Studies in historical philosophy volume Volume 7
Publisher
Ibidem Verlag
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Author
Series
Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy volume Volume 30
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
St. Augustine's Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"What is real and what is noble, as well as what is deranged and wrong, can often be stated briefly. Nietzsche was famous for his succinct aphorisms and epigrams. Aquinas in one of his responses could manage to state clearly what he held to be true. Ultimately, all of our thought needs to be so refined and concentrated that we can see the point. So these are "brief" essays and they are largely of a philosophical "hue." They touch on things worth thinking...
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Brill's studies in intellectual history volume Volume 338
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
From world-renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the New York Times bestselling author of Sapiens, comes an exciting, brand-new audiobook for middle-grade listeners that looks at the early history of humankind.
Even though we’ll never outrun a hungry lion or outswim an angry shark, humans are pretty impressive—and we’re the most dominant species on the planet. So how exactly did we become...
Even though we’ll never outrun a hungry lion or outswim an angry shark, humans are pretty impressive—and we’re the most dominant species on the planet. So how exactly did we become...
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
D. Graham Burnett recovers the strange story of Maurice v. Judd, an 1818 trial that pitted the new sciences of taxonomy against the then-popular--and biblically sanctioned--view that the whale was a fish. The immediate dispute was mundane: whether whale oil was fish oil and therefore subject to state inspection. But the trial fueled a sensational public debate in which nothing less than the order of nature--and how we know it--was at stake. Burnett...
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Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In June 2023, Russia destroys the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine and commits an unprecedented ecocide. In response, French philosopher and filmmaker Bernard-Henri Lévy returns to Ukraine to capture Ukraine's deep humanity despite the dire conditions, and a civilian resilience and resistance unlike any other. In Glory to the Heroes, Lévy, along with his codirector Marc Roussel, spends the summer in eastern Ukraine recording for the world a passionate...
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Publisher
Well-Trained Mind Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Timeless wisdom drawn from 3,000 years of human experience offers insight, inspiration, and hope to listeners of all ages. These true stories from around the world include Michelangelo, Diogenes, King Solomon, Beatrix Potter, Jesus' Good Samaritan, Satchel Paige, and more.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics illuminates the nature of science through the revolutionary ideas of the Greek philosopher Anaximander
Over two millennia ago, the prescient insights of Anaximander paved the way for cosmology, physics, geography, meteorology, and biology, setting in motion a new way of seeing the world. His legacy includes the revolutionary ideas that the...
Over two millennia ago, the prescient insights of Anaximander paved the way for cosmology, physics, geography, meteorology, and biology, setting in motion a new way of seeing the world. His legacy includes the revolutionary ideas that the...
Author
Publisher
Hierophant Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
For generation after generation, Toltec shamans have passed down their wisdom through teaching stories. The purpose of these stories is to implant a seed of knowledge in the mind of the listener, where it can ultimately sprout and blossom into a new and better way of life. In The Wisdom of the Shamans: What the Ancient Masters Can Teach Us About Love and Life, Toltec shaman and master storyteller don Jose Ruiz shares some of the most popular stories...
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